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SWIFT ADVANCES PLC
Profile
- Company number
- 01800474
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1984-03-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64921
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing whether the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate to adopt, the Directors considered a number of factors including the Company's net asset position and financial projections as well as the fact that it holds net current liabilities. The Company operates as part of the Kestrel Group. The Kestrel Group's performance”
Subsidiaries
- Swift 1st Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Finance Company and loan administrator
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2025, following a recent strategic review, the Group announced a business-wide restructuring plan. As a result of this, the workforce has been rationalised with an estimated associated cost of £0.6m.”
- “On 16 June 2025, the Company declared and paid a dividend of £6.6m to its shareholder.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCONNELL, Stephen Francis | Secretary | 2014-04-25 | — | — |
| BROOKS, Amanda | Director | 2007-05-03 | May 1965 | British |
| PUNCH, Andrew Robert | Director | 2010-07-16 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARWICK, Bernard Robert | Secretary | 2009-10-30 | 2010-11-19 |
| BARWICK, Bernard Robert | Secretary | 2004-05-12 | 2007-04-30 |
| BOLLAND, David Paul | Secretary | 2010-11-19 | 2014-04-25 |
| LO, Sunny Ho Sun | Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2008-12-18 |
| MARTIN, Montagu St.John | Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 1998-01-01 |
| MYERS, Dennis Edward | Secretary | — | 1998-01-01 |
| MYERS, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 2004-05-12 |
| ROSENBERG, Robert Alan Joseph | Secretary | 2008-12-18 | 2009-10-30 |
| BARWICK, Bernard Robert | Director | 2004-05-06 | 2010-11-19 |
| BOLLAND, David Paul | Director | 2010-11-19 | 2014-04-25 |
| HENDERSON, Joanne | Director | 2003-08-21 | 2004-05-12 |
| INGRAM, Nigel Jeffrey Martin | Director | 2007-05-09 | 2008-10-23 |
| LO, Sunny Ho Sun | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2007-04-30 |
| MYERS, Dennis Edward | Director | — | 2004-05-12 |
| MYERS, Patricia | Director | — | 2004-05-12 |
| WEBSTER, John Alfred | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2011-08-12 |
| WOOLCOTT, Simon Nicholas Lewis | Director | 2004-05-06 | 2005-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel 2 Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-10-08 | Active |
| Kestrel Acquistions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-31 | AUD | auditors | auditors resignation company |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-10-30 | AUD | auditors | auditors resignation company |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2020-10-23 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2020-10-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2020-10-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2020-10-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2020-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
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Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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